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IBM and Sun Microsystems today announced the launch of the <a href="http://odftoolkit.org/">OpenDocument Format (ODF) Toolkit Union</a>, a new open-source software community project organized to make document software more innovative, versatile and useful for business. The ODF Toolkit will use an initial software code contribution from Sun to provide developers with an easy-to-use Application Programming Interface (API) for reading, writing and manipulating ODF documents while accelerating additional application development. One part of the initial code contribution is an ODF Validator, a tool that validates OpenDocument files and checks certain conformance criteria. Capitalizing on the open, elegant nature of ODF, the Toolkit targets developers who want to create new applications and solutions ranging from content management, business workflows and activities to Web-based document solutions.

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the launch of the <a href="http://odftoolkit.org/">OpenDocument Format (ODF) Toolkit Union</a>, a new

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open-source software community project organized to make document

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software more innovative, versatile and useful for business. The ODF Toolkit will use an initial software code contribution from Sun

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to provide developers with an easy-to-use Application Programming

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Interface (API) for reading, writing and manipulating ODF documents

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while accelerating additional application development. One part of the

IBM and Sun Microsystems today announced the launch of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) Toolkit Union, a new open-source software community project organized to make document software more innovative, versatile and useful for business. The ODF Toolkit will use an initial software code contribution from Sun to provide developers with an easy-to-use Application Programming Interface (API) for reading, writing and manipulating ODF documents while accelerating additional application development. One part of the initial code contribution is an ODF Validator, a tool that validates OpenDocument files and checks certain conformance criteria. Capitalizing on the open, elegant nature of ODF, the Toolkit targets developers who want to create new applications and solutions ranging from content management, business workflows and activities to Web-based document solutions.